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NCAA Tournament
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While we think the selection of
2012 NCAA
Brackets here at CollegeHoops.net can't be beat, there are a host of other
sites that have quality brackets as well. Here is a sampling of NCAA Bracket
resources:

For the second time, all
2012 NCAA Tournament
games will be aired live. CBS, TNT, TBS, and truTV will cover the games using a
plethora of
announcing teams. This is a preliminary schedule set before the individual
games were announced. After
Selection Sunday,
visit CollegeHoops.net for a more in-depth schedule.

For the first time, all
2011 NCAA Tournament
games will be aired live on CBS, TNT, TBS, and truTV (ask your local cable
provider where to find truTV.) Individual game slots will be announced following
selection sunday.

One of the fun but also sometimes frustrating
aspects of the NCAA Tournament is that CBS televises multiple games at once.
This can lead to some exciting in-game looks at close exciting games, but it
also means you might be missing the game you really want to see. CBS released
their coverage maps of Thursday's opening round action, and I've linked to the
maps for each time-slot below.

The
tournament gets under way with the sweet sounds of Kevin Harlan. The lead
Packer/Nantz crew is in Jacksonville so won't be heard from on Thursday..
they're covering Duke like they did last year. Newcomer Spero Dedes along with
Bob Wenzel are relegated to the west coast to do the weird 2:30/5:00 time slot..
yet they have perhaps 2 of the most interesting games, where UTEP is a trendy
pick over Butler and Murray St is easily the class of the #13 seeds. The
Thursday night set of games seems particularly lacking in drama.

The
tournament gets under way with the sweet sounds of Kevin Harlan. The lead
Packer/Nantz crew is in Jacksonville so won't be heard from on Thursday..
they're covering Duke like they did last year. Newcomer Spero Dedes along with
Bob Wenzel are relegated to the west coast to do the weird 2:30/5:00 time slot..
yet they have perhaps 2 of the most interesting games, where UTEP is a trendy
pick over Butler and Murray St is easily the class of the #13 seeds. The
Thursday night set of games seems particularly lacking in drama.